The first volume in the Lives of the Left series, Annie Cohen-Solal's Sartre is a remarkable achievement. "A sensation" upon its initial publication in France, as the New York Times reported, Sartre was subsequently translated into sixteen languages and went on to become an international bestseller, appealing to the broadest audience. First published in the United States in 1987, it is the definitive biography of a man and an age, an intimate portrait of a complex life. A major accomplishment of this biography is that it places Sartre in the context of history while at the same time reassessing the full import of his literary and political accomplishments. Discovering untold aspects of Sartre's private and political life, Cohen-Solal weaves together all the elements of an exceptional career. From the fascinating description of his hitherto-unknown father to the painful last moments of Sartre's own declining years, this is biography on the grandest scale, fully deserving of the praise it has received.
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The internationally acclaimed biography of Sartre in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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A magic appropriation...This is what it felt like to be a child of Sartre's century. -- Newsweek
An intimate portrait of the man that possesses all the detail and resonance of fiction. -- The New York Times
Definitive. -- Vanity Fair
Lively and astute; [Cohen-Solal] has uncovered remarkable personal details. -- The Wall Street Journal
Spirited and imaginative...on a grand yet intimate scale. -- Booklist
This remarkable, intimate biography shows that the existentialist idol had feet of clay, without in any way diminishing his greatness. -- Publishers Weekly
An intimate portrait of the man that possesses all the detail and resonance of fiction. -- The New York Times
Definitive. -- Vanity Fair
Lively and astute; [Cohen-Solal] has uncovered remarkable personal details. -- The Wall Street Journal
Spirited and imaginative...on a grand yet intimate scale. -- Booklist
This remarkable, intimate biography shows that the existentialist idol had feet of clay, without in any way diminishing his greatness. -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Annie Cohen-Solal received her PhD in French literature from the Sorbonne. She is a professor at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and chair of American Studies at the University of Caen. She lives in Paris. Cornel West is University Professor of Religion at Princeton University and the author of, most recently, Democracy Matters.
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